Hi
I have a new WiFi dongle on my ancient Lenovo laptop.
Pretty sure it's on a USB 2.x port, not 3.0.
Works fine.
Rob
On 2021-01-16 23:44, Edward Hong wrote:
Hi,
If the Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 has an available (unused) USB 3.0 port,
then you might consider a WiFi/Bluetooth dongle. I believe Amazon (and
probably other vendors) list several such adapters - most seem to be
priced under $60 and you just need to find one that supports your
preferred OS.
An example (but you can probably find other candidates similar to this
one...)
https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Adapter-600mbps-Wireless-Network/dp/B081YQFQDN/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=wireless+bluetooth+usb+adapter+linux&qid=1610858460&sr=8-8
Good luck with your hunt.
Cheers,
Ed
On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 10:10 PM Kevin Szabo <k [ dot ] s [ dot ] szabo [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
wrote:
If you just want WiFi access another approach is to take an old router
and reconfigure it as an access point. I know it isn't contained
within your desktop box, but might be a cheap solution if you have old
unused hardware kicking around
On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:08 PM Scott Murphy
<scott [ dot ] murphy [ at ] arrow-eye [ dot ] com> wrote:
A bus extender may work, however they can cost money.
In addition, if the graphics card in the PCIE16 slot covers the PCIE1
slot, it is also possible that when the PCIE16 slot is in use for a
graphics card, the PCIE1 slot next to it is not usable. I know that is
true of my recent motherboard. You should check your manual and see. In
that case, you are probably stuck with the PCI option or a USB solution
(and higher end ones are more expensive than the PCI option).
On Jan 14, 2021, at 3:11 PM, Shawn H Corey <shawnhcorey [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
wrote:
Hi,
I have an older system with a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Motherboard and I
want to add a Wifi/Bluetooth card to it. The motherboard has a PCIE16,
a PCE1, and a PCI slot. The problem is the graphics card uses the
PCIE16 slot and covers the PCE1 slot leaving only the older PCI slot.
All of the cards I have looked at are PCIE cards, which of course,
won't work in this setup. I could get a PCI-to-PCIE adapter card but
those are around $60 each.
Does anyone know a good (and by good I mean cheap) solution to this?